81 AYA Thuhming in Kom (open access)

81 AYA Thuhming in Kom

Collection of legendary stories about moral practices and taboos in the ancestral way life.
Date: October 24, 2014
Creator: Mangte, Chungkhohao
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
ABWWFni aganbrwi bisombi (open access)

ABWWFni aganbrwi bisombi

A poem on the phases of ABWWF included in a souvenir of ABWWF published on the occasion of its 15th biennial conference held at Barnagaon High School, Odalguri on 8-10 March 2018
Date: October 3, 2018
Creator: Boro, Kiran
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 74 (open access)

Akha notebook 74

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of conversations about the book 'On Peoples of Thailand' and village priests.
Date: October 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 104 (open access)

Akha notebook 104

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of descriptions of death rituals.
Date: 1978-10-12/1978-10-24
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 105 (open access)

Akha notebook 105

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of traditional narratives and death rituals.
Date: October 20, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 106 (open access)

Akha notebook 106

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of traditional narratives and death rituals.
Date: October 27, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 114 (open access)

Akha notebook 114

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of word lists and death rituals.
Date: October 1981
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 120 (open access)

Akha notebook 120

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs, narratives, and ritual recitations about offerings to ancestors, good and bad omens, months, and taboos.
Date: 1982-10-08/1982-10-09
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 121 (open access)

Akha notebook 121

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives including mì dàq sjhí ŋɛ tshɔ́ ŋö́ ŋö́ ə and zə́ zà mə́ zə́ zà zə́ sháŋ thúy, which are sung for young (unmarried) Akhas' deaths and for the youngest child in a family, respectively.
Date: 1982-10-10/1982-10-14
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 122 A (open access)

Akha notebook 122 A

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha formulaic expressions and the context where they are used, elicited sentences, and grammar notes.
Date: October 25, 1982
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 901 (open access)

Akha notebook 901

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of elicited sentences and Akha conversations and narratives about traveling and the Akha way of life with partial English glossing.
Date: October 4, 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 906 (open access)

Akha notebook 906

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha mourning songs, personal narratives and a list of classifiers and words they are used with.
Date: 1981-10-31/1981-11-06
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assam (Garo Hills) captions transcript

Assam (Garo Hills)

Video of life in Assam villages featuring landscapes, the Brahmaputra river, wild elephants, traditional houses, cotton fields, and scenes from the marketplace.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Ferger, H. R.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about buying fish

Dipok Kumar Doley asks the prices of mougli, borali, and na:réng fish at the market. The vendors list the prices and say the fish came from Gali.
Date: October 16, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about childhood life, part 1

Aunty Zairu narrating her experiences going to school in Koide village.
Date: October 7, 2018
Creator: Veikho, Sahiinii
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about childhood life, part 2

Aunty Zairu narrating her experiences going to school in Koide village.
Date: October 7, 2018
Creator: Veikho, Sahiinii
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about living conditions in Chhitkul village captions transcript

Conversation about living conditions in Chhitkul village

Ravi and Daya discuss living conditions in Chhitkul village, debating whether life there is difficult or not. The recording was made at the Rani Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: October 30, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Mising traditions

Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss childhood living in a chang ghar, a bamboo house built on a raised platform made of thick bamboo. Dipok Kumar Doley says traditional dishes were not fried; green leafy vegetables such as takuk, ombé, onger, pakkom, gurban, mírné koːtuk, takpiyang, beso-beyo, oti oying with fish, deer or pork were boiled. He describes traditional health practices; during pregnancy and after delivery, green leafy vegetables such as rukji and marsang, along with black pepper and local chicken boiled as a stew, and rice beer are given as remedies for the mother. They describe celebrations for weddings and births and local festivals like Ali-aːyé-lígang, held on the first Wednesday of February, where the Misings pray for a better harvest the following year, health, and wealth and eat purang, apong, and oying. Dr. Bidyeswar says that family members of all ages would participate in the prayers and activities, but now this is rarely seen. Dipok Kumar Doley urges youngsters to stay alert and to take proper care of the Mising language, culture, and clothing or else they will become extinct.
Date: October 19, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Mising traditions, part 1

Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss childhood living in a chang ghar, a bamboo house built on a raised platform made of thick bamboo. Dipok Kumar Doley says traditional dishes were not fried; green leafy vegetables such as takuk, ombé, onger, pakkom, gurban, mírné koːtuk, takpiyang, beso-beyo, oti oying with fish, deer or pork were boiled. He describes traditional health practices; during pregnancy and after delivery, green leafy vegetables such as rukji and marsang, along with black pepper and local chicken boiled as a stew, and rice beer are given as remedies for the mother. They describe local festivals like Ali-aːyé-lígang, held on the first Wednesday of February, and celebrations for weddings and births.
Date: October 19, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Mising traditions, part 2

Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss local festivals in the Mising community, starting with Ali-aːyé-lígang, held on the first Wednesday of February. The Mising pray to Donyi-Poːlo (Sun and Moon), Karsíng, Kartak, Doːmup-Doːyar, Ésar (Wind), Podong (Rain), and Tapum-Tari (insects) for a better harvest the following year, health, and wealth. They eat purang, apong, and oying. Dr. Bidyeswar says that family members of all ages would participate in the prayers and activities, but now this is rarely seen. Similarly, Bihu celebrations are less prominent in recent years. Dipok Kumar Doley urges youngsters to stay alert and to take proper care of the Mising language, culture, and clothing or else they will become extinct.
Date: October 19, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about rice cultivation and harvest

Menoka, Monji, and Purnima discuss their paddy fields, chores, dishes they are preparing, and what they plan to buy at the market. The older women describe changes in crops and food over time, expressing concern about the climate, overall crop yield and quality, and the youth's general lack of knowledge of traditional agricultural practices.
Date: October 15, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about tourism in Chhitkul village captions transcript

Conversation about tourism in Chhitkul village

Ram Kumar and Bhag Singh Negi debate the pros and cons of tourism in Chhitkul village. Neither of them is directly involved in any business related to tourism, which allows for a frank debate. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher.
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation and Performance of a folk song 'Niamning tu saojiu'

This one of the most popular songs of Kaihuii. The song was sang by Mr. Thunphulakbou of Samziuram (originally of Ntu village). The first two minutes of the video introduced about the purpose and ethics of the data collection, and also how the data will be archived.
Date: October 10, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation in Lamkang between Shetkarnong Sankhil and Tholung Daniel transcript

Conversation in Lamkang between Shetkarnong Sankhil and Tholung Daniel

A conversation between Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil. This was a staged conversation for the sake of an undergraduate Phonetics and Phonology class at the University of North Texas. We recorded the conversation and then immediately used to demonstrate annotation with PRAAT acoustic software.
Date: October 23, 2010
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library